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Wed, 02/01/2023

Students felt more engaged by augmented reality but learned less than those viewing video, study finds

A study by Associate Professor Mugur Geana found that an augmented reality lesson scored highly among users, who reported that they felt more engaged with the content than from a video lesson. However, objective data showed that those who interacted with the AR model learned less than those who watched the video.
Mon, 12/12/2022

Study analyzes how fact-checkers from four different countries assess climate-change claims

Researchers analyzed how fact-checkers in four countries practice the craft in relation to the issue of climate change. They found that fact-checkers have different approaches and suggest the most effective tactic is to provide accurate, reliable and easy to understand information to the public.
Wed, 12/07/2022

KU team publishes guide to reach overlooked populations in COVID-19 communications

A KU project turned to trusted community leaders across the state to deliver accurate, accessible and culturally appropriate multimedia messages on COVID-19 for racial and ethnic minority populations. KU researchers have now published a step-by-step guide for others to replicate the project.
Fri, 11/18/2022

Kevin Merida to receive William Allen White Foundation National Citation

Kevin Merida, executive editor of the Los Angeles Times, has been selected to receive the 2023 William Allen White Foundation National Citation. The award has been given by the William Allen White Foundation since 1950 to recognize individuals for outstanding journalistic service.
Thu, 11/17/2022

J-School alumni to be inducted in Kansas Photojournalism Hall of Fame

Three William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications are part of the inaugural class being inducted into the Kansas Press Association’s Kansas Photojournalism Hall of Fame.
Wed, 11/16/2022

J-School student named National Veterans Leadership Foundation Fellow

The National Veterans Leadership Foundation recently announced that J-School student Aurora Turner has been selected as one of 16 students from across the country to serve as a 2023 Foundation Fellow.
Sun, 10/23/2022

Q&A with Angie Hendershot, KU Edwards Teaching Excellence Award winner

Professor of the Practice Angie Hendershot, recipient of the 2022-2023 KU Edwards Campus Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, was one of the first graduates of KU’s Integrated Marketing Communications program, and now she is teaching students who are following in her footsteps.
Fri, 10/21/2022

J-School professor featured in Wellness in Our Democracy lecture series

A new series this fall featuring Patricia Weems Gaston, Lacy C. Haynes professor of journalism, asks important questions about the threats that our democracy is facing, while pairing these challenges with a consideration of care.
Tue, 10/11/2022

Remembering photojournalist Alan Hagman

The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications is displaying an exhibit of late photojournalist Alan Hagman’s photos in Stauffer-Flint Hall, and Hagman's family has established a J-School scholarship.
Mon, 10/10/2022

Media coverage of hurricanes reinforces images of people of color as victims, study finds

LAWRENCE — As Hurricane Ian made landfall, devastating parts of Florida, South Carolina and the Caribbean, readers saw media images of destruction, rescues and recovery. How images from such disasters are presented often cast people in certain roles. A new study from the University of Kansas shows newspaper images from...

Thu, 10/06/2022

Wichita Eagle, Lawrence Times win Burton W. Marvin Award

Journalists from The Wichita Eagle and The Lawrence Times are recipients of the 2022 Burton W. Marvin Kansas News Enterprise Award from the William Allen White Foundation Board of Trustees.
Fri, 08/05/2022

Faculty and graduate students present at AEJMC conference

Faculty and grad students from the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications are presenting their research and projects at the AEJMC conference in Detroit.
Tue, 07/19/2022

KU journalism school will offer new concentration in Media Arts and Production

LAWRENCE — Recognizing the explosive need for creative content and media production, the William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications at the University of Kansas is launching a concentration in Media Arts and Production. ...

Tue, 07/19/2022

Dole Institute announces 20th anniversary programming

LAWRENCE — The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced the start of its 20th programming year with a slate of signature events featuring world-class leaders, including KU alumni. ...

Wed, 06/29/2022

KU marketing experts help expand teen crisis and suicide prevention program to hundreds of families

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Tue, 06/07/2022

Study recommends how to prevent 'weaponizing' Title IX to cover up sexual assault

Tue, 05/31/2022

Study finds conversion messages effective in reaching vaccine-hesitant populations

LAWRENCE — Health communicators, medical professionals, politicians and even average citizens have struggled with ways to convince those hesitant about COVID-19 vaccines to get inoculated. New research from the University of Kansas shows that conversion messages, or two-sided narrative messages describing someone who was reluctant to be vaccinated but changed...

Tue, 05/17/2022

KU journalism professor documenting project to revive Pawnee varieties of corn

Tue, 05/03/2022

KU leading project to test new business model for rural, weekly newspapers

LAWRENCE — Business has changed since 1833. One would be hard-pressed to find businesses operating with the same model that was in place when Andrew Jackson was in the White House. But in the case of newspapers, many are still operating with the same business model established when Benjamin Day...

Tue, 04/26/2022

Book outlines how Historically Black Colleges and Universities weather accreditation, pandemic budget challenges

Wed, 03/23/2022

KU journalism partnering on 'Good Morning Indian Country,' providing news for indigenous communities

Thu, 02/10/2022

Study finds global media repeated pandemic xenophobia, also global efforts to fight it

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Thu, 09/30/2021

KU Alumni Association, Black Alumni Network celebrate young alumni with inaugural Emerging Leaders Award

Mon, 09/27/2021

Study: Whether journalists who left jobs chose to or were laid off predicts physical, emotional reaction

Thu, 09/09/2021

Vaccine selfies, when done right, can be effective, ethical way to fight pandemic, scholars argue

Tue, 08/24/2021

Project chronicles how the pandemic changed community newspapers' business model

LAWRENCE — In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, community newspapers faced a nonstop news cycle and new challenges in providing vital information to their readers. At the same time, the pandemic presented a financial crisis as advertising revenue declined. A University of Kansas researcher has co-created an oral...

Tue, 08/17/2021

Nine faculty members recognized for teaching excellence

LAWRENCE — Nine faculty members at the University of Kansas are being recognized as winners of annual distinguished teaching awards. ...

Sat, 08/14/2021

103-year-old J-School alumna establishes journalism scholarship

Mon, 08/02/2021

J-School faculty and students to present at AEJMC conference

Twenty-one faculty members and graduate students from the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications are presenting their research studies and creative projects at the 104th annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), which will be held virtually Aug. 4-7, 2021. Their...

Tue, 07/27/2021

KU leading program to boost digital literacy among women leaving incarceration